Me Cédric Buisine
Avocat à la cour
Barreau de Luxembourg –
Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main
His ability to navigate complex legal frameworks with ease makes him an invaluable asset.
Alternative Investment Funds and Structuring
Financial Regulation Alignment
Financial Services Regulation
Securitisation and Capital Markets
Regulatory Pre-litigation and Litigation
Financial Regulation Alignment
Alternative Investment Funds and Structuring
Financial Services Regulation
Securitisation and Capital Markets
Regulatory Pre-litigation and Litigation
Cédric Buisine
About
With more than 20 years of experience, Cédric specializes in the fields of Financial Regulation, Alternative Investment Funds, Securitisation & Capital Markets, and Private Debt structures.
He advises Family Offices in Europe, Asset Managers, IFA’s, Real Estate Asset and Private Equity Managers, on the implementation of regulated pooling and investment vehicles subject to Luxembourg Law.
Cédric also helps investment companies and financial service providers obtain the correct regulated licenses and alignment with the evolution of European and Luxembourg regulation.
Cédric is an expert in regulatory matters regarding alternative investments and specializes in setting up private debt funds. He also structures sophisticated securitiszation operations and issues debt securities (including ESG Bonds), including listing on the Luxembourg capital markets for European institutional clients.
Cédric holds a Masters degree with distinction in Business Law from Paris XII University and a postgraduate degree in Information and Multimedia Technology Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University. He also has a diploma from Durham Law School (Ustinov College) where he obtained an LL.M in International Business Law.
Areas of expertises
Corporate Law and Partnerships
- Setting up of Companies and Partnerships
- Restructuring, mergers and acquisitions of companies
- Advisory on Partner relations & Company governance
- Debt transactions (loans and bonds financing)
- Intellectual property rights structuring
- Corporate and Partnership liquidations
Alternative Investment Funds
- Legal advice on the structuring and distribution of alternative investment funds
- Establishment of alternative investment funds and other similar vehicles (SIF, RAIF, SICAR, SCS & SCSp)
- Drafting of documentation relating to alternative investment funds (articles of association and management regulations, prospectuses and issue documents, various contracts, etc.)
- Obtaining the necessary approvals from the Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF)
- Representation of the founding shareholder when setting up an alternative investment fund before a notary
- Coordination with the various stakeholders such as the GFIA, custodian banks, central administrators….
- Legal advice and drafting of various documents related to the lifecycle of alternative investment funds (opening/closing of sub-funds, regulatory alignment of the articles of association and issue documentation for alternative investment funds, drafting of minutes and other minutes in relation to the decisions of the bodies…)
- Regulatory alignment (ESG/SFDR Funds, PRIIPS legislation etc.…)
Capital Markets
- Legal advice on the admission and post-listing obligations of issuers of debt securities (including ESG Bonds) to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and in particular to the Euro MTF market (R&R Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Transparency obligations and prevention of market abuse)
- Drafting of legal documentation in relation to the offer, subscription and admission of debt securities to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Legal assistance for the subscription and issuance of debt securities until the admission of the debt securities to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Coordination with the various parties involved in the listing of debt securities on the stock exchange, including the arranger, the bank and the paying agent, the common depositary….
- Legal assistance and support to the issuer in monitoring legal/regulatory obligations during the issuance of debt securities
Securitisation & Capital Markets
- Legal advice on securitisation structuring
- Set up of securitisation vehicles
- Drafting of transactional documentation in relation to securitisation transactions (loan agreements, NPL transactions,…)
- Drafting of documentation relating to the issue and subscription of debt securities (prospectus and private placement memorandum of bonds, subscription contracts, etc.)
- Coordination and procedure for the listing of debt instruments on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Coordination with the various parties involved in securitisation transactions (banks and paying agents, fiduciaries, auditors, etc.)